Portimão to construct two roundabouts in notorious “accident blackspots”
Portimão council is investing €200,000 to construct two new roundabouts in some of the town’s most notorious accident ‘blackspots’. One will be built near the municipal market on Avenida São
BLiP EXPO 2016 is just around the corner
BLiP EXPO 2016 – The Better Living in Portugal Exhibition – stages its 16th annual event at the Portimão Arena on October 8 and 9, sponsored by Medal Insurance. Visitors
Continente Portimão hosts animal adoption fair
Portimão’s Continente shopping centre (CCC) is hosting an animal adoption fair between Saturday, October 1 and Tuesday, October 4. Organised by local animal association ADAP, the event will also encourage
CNN rates Bela Vista among “world’s most beautiful beachfront hotels”
CNN is more than enthusiastic about Portimão’s Bela Vista Hotel. After including it in its list of “Europe’s 20 most beautiful hotels” (click here), the American news giant has now
Portimão’s ‘Rota do Petisco’ starts Friday
Starting tomorrow (Friday, September 9), the hugely popular “Rota do Petisco” returns to the gastronomic scene of Portimão, Alvor and Praia da Rocha. It is a chance for people to
Justice-seekers expose hornet’s nest of intrigue as they push for result in case of murdered Algarve teen
The tight-knit group pushing for justice for murdered Algarve teen Rodrigo Lapa have exposed a hornet’s nest of intrigue, gleaned by a contact they have made in the town of
Portimão prepares for ‘Rota do Petisco’ homecoming
It’s just one more week before Portimão hosts the final stage of this year’s ‘Rota do Petisco’, the gastronomic event food lovers in the town have been waiting for. The
Penina hosts golf tournament in aid of Portimão charities
Portimão’s Penina Hotel & Golf Resort will hold a golf tournament on Saturday (August 13) in a bid to raise money for two local charities. The event begins at 8am
Billionaire Arab’s “super-yacht” delights passers-by in Portimão
Described as a ‘super-yacht’ but being anything but anyone’s idea of a yacht, the super-luxury floating palace going by the name of “Radiant” and owned by Emirati business mogul Abdulla
ADAP second-hand fair in Portimão
A second-hand fair to raise money for Portimão’s ADAP animal association will be held between tomorrow (August 5) and Sunday, August 14 at the town’s Continente shopping centre. It will

